Video - A Description of Colon Cancer

 
Colorectal cancer is a type of cancer that forms in the last 4-6 feet of the human digestive tract, which is comprised of the large intestine (colon) and the rectum. Most people refer to colorectal cancer simple as colon cancer.

Colorectal cancer causes more deaths each year in the United Staes than any other form of cancer except lung cancer. Sources at the american Cancer Society report that as many as fifty thousand individuals succumb to colon cancer annually. Approximately one hundred thousand people are diagnosed with colorectal cancer annually in the U.S.

This short but excellent animated video explains what colon cancer is, how it starts, how it spreads, symptoms, and treatment options.

Click on American Cancer Society's Complete Guide to Colorectal Cancer to go to Amazon.com's product information page for this book.

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